One day, the mega-fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is on; the next day, it’s off. Unfortunately for fans who were looking forward to the huge bout in September at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the most recent report is that the fight is off.
Per Ring Magazine, which originally reported an agreement between the two future Hall of Famers, the fight isn’t happening.
The article updating fans on the status of the fight was brief but definitive, with no details shedding light on what created the snag.
Meanwhile, there are rumors that Canelo is preparing to face Jake Paul in May for Cinco de Mayo. If Canelo were able to lock in both fights, he would have positioned himself to collect arguably the two largest paydays of his storied career.
Crawford would be collecting his first astronomical payday if he fought Canelo. Up to now, the only mega-fight Crawford has had was against Errol Spence Jr. in July 2023.
Crawford destroyed Spence, stopping him in the ninth round. The victory elevated Crawford’s status and put him in a position to pursue a fight with Canelo—despite the huge jump in weight classes he would have to make to make the fight happen.
As is always the case in boxing, things are fluid. More news could break as soon as Thursday, February 6, indicating the fight is back on. Knowing the nature of the sport, I hesitated to address the latest development, thinking it could be reversed.
At this point, Canelo-Crawford is dead, but it is not beyond revival. Even with that fight off the books for now, an interesting lineup of fights is on the way. Here’s a look at the boxing schedule through the spring of 2025.
Boxing Schedule 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Dereck Chisora vs. Otto Wallin
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: 2:00 PM (ET)
Friday, February 14, 2025
WBO World Lightweight Championship: (c) Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis
Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer
Vito Mielnicki vs. Connor Coyle
Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias
Abdullah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: Noon (ET)
Oscar Duarte vs. Regis Prograis
- Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US
- Time: 8 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 22, 2025
The Ring, WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Light Heavyweight Championship: (c) Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
IBF Heavyweight Championship: (c) Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker
WBC Lightweight Championship (c) Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
WBC Middleweight Championship (c) Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
Joshua Buatsi vs. Callum Smith
Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel
- Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, SA
- Time: Noon (ET)
Monday, February 24, 2025
WBC World Bantamweight Championship: (c) Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuellar Contreras
- Location: Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JP
- Time: 2:00 AM (ET)
Saturday, March 1, 2025
WBA World Lightweight Championship: (c) Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr.
- Location: Barclays Center, New York City, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Friday, March 7, 2025
The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Price
- Location: Royal Albert Hall, London, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Keith Thurman vs. Brock Jarvis
Michael Zerafa vs. Erkan Ay
- Location: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
- Time: 3:00 AM ET
Saturday, March 15, 2025
WBA World Featherweight Championship: (c) Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
- Location: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Callum Walsh vs. Dean Sutherland
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, US
- Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, March 29, 2025
WBO World Welterweight Championship: (c) Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan
Bruce “Shoo Shoo” Carrington vs. Enrique Vivas
- Location: Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, US
- Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, April 12, 2025
The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis
- Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn
Anthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur
Liam Smith vs. Aaron McKenna
Chris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton
Cheavon Clarke vs. Viddal Riley
- Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, GB
- Time: 12:00 PM (ET)